Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-10
IN GENERAL.


light. near Bristol Ferry, Il. L, COM
mittsd suicide Tuesday morning by
jumping overheard.
The Preabytery Of Philadelphia Central
Monday adopted report recommending
that In order to secure uniformity, all
meetings Of sessions be opened and
closed with prayer.
Henry Clay Dean, Western Demo
cratic orator, at one time chaplain OF the
United States Senate, died on Sunday ~
his home in Putnam county, MO. he
was 65 years OF age.
DIR. 7. G, Ford, who pleaded guilty Of
manslaughter at New Orleans in having
killed John O. Kirkpatrick recently, WAS
Monday sentenced to l5 years IN the
penitentiary at hard labor.
The supreme court at New Orleans rem
dered decision finding Judge Henry "
Lazarus, Of division E, civil district
court, parish of New Orleans, guilty OF
malfeasance and gross misconduct In
office.
The clothing firm OF Goldsmith Bros,
in Philadelphia, made an assignment yes
terday for the benefit Of creditors.
Their liabilities are estimated OF $3.50, 600,
but no estimate has yet been made OF the
assets.
Simon Porter, a farmer, shot and fatally
wounded his 15-year-old daughter, near
Point Pleasant, West Va, Monday
morning, because she refused TO milk q
COW which had kicked her the night
before.
A large four-masted steamer struck the
bar of Key East, N. j., early Tuesday
morning, during q thick fog, but she soon
afterwards hauled of. She again touched
at Ocean Grove, but moved off and was
not seen again.
Two freight trains collided early Tues
day morning near Dubois, Ga, wrecking
the locomotives. A tramp was killed and
one Of the engineers injured. The injured
engineer and his fireman are supposed to
have been asleep.
Vessels arriving at Cuban ports from
La Plata and Uruguay are to be subjected
to quarantine for seven days, and If cases
| of cholera have occurred on board during
the voyage, the vessels are to te quaran
tined for 20 days.
Train wreckers on Monday night re-
moved rail on the Carolina Central rail
road near Charlotte, N. O., and an engine
and tender were in consequence thrown
down O 12-foot embankment. Two traiI
hands were dangerously injured.
The wholesale drug store of NJ. T
Sprague & Co., in Mobile, was burned
early Monday morning. Loss, $28, 00(
insurance, $4,000. James Mcdonnell
was killed and Frank McLarney fatal,
injured by the fall of rear wall.
The Pennsylvania state senate commit
tee appointed to inquire into the menta
condition of Sheriff William Ellwoot
Rowan visited Ercildowne Monday
where he is confined, and took the testi
mony of the physicians and MIR. Rowan
attendants.
Frederick Mueller attempted suicide b,
cutting bis throat in Washington Mon
day. He is likely to recover. He said q
the hospital that failure 10 secure employ
ment, worry over his wife and child il
Philadelphia, and hunger, all tempted hin
to the deed.
Benjamin Chamberlain, book-keeper 70
Coombs, Hannah & Co., at the stoc
yards in Chicago, who was arrested som
time ago on the charge of embezzlemeni
and discharged, was rearrested on Mon
day and bailed in $4,000. It is said hi
shortage amounts to $ll 600.
Edward Loew, city editor of the AZ
better Zeitung, in Milwaukee, was OF
Monday sentenced by Judge Sloan TO 8
days labor in the house of correction TO
contempt of court in causing to be pub
lished libelous statements in connectio
with Grottkua, the anarchist.
| The Susquehanna river at Lock Have
rose rapidly yesterday, in consequence O
heavy rains. All the tributaries wer
swollen, and at Wetbam the PHILADELPHIA
d Erie tracks were overhowed. The rive
at Williamsport reached hight Of /
feet last night, and the ice was runnin
down freely.
Governor Oglesby of Illinois has com
missioned Colonel S. D. Thompson, sec
rotary of the American Percheron Horse
Breeders Association, now at Paris, az Al
agent OF the state to secure exemptions L
behalf OF the American market for sue
horses, IN case an embargo be declare
on the importation of horses from France
A heavy snow.storm prevailed 1
Northern Montana on Sunday night an
is now from If TO 9f ih6hes-
sl'aw en- the ground on level. There
terrible suffering among the cattle, foo
Is scarce and aoal is selling at $50 a tor
The Indian commissioners have bee
snow bound at Choteau since Januar
Goth.
1t il understood, according to teleora,
from OTTAWA, that the British goyernmer
has decided not to grant permission to N
Queens Own Rifles of Toronto and Roy,
Scots of Montreal to visit England ne,
summer to take part in the Queens inb
lee celebration. The war office will hay
ITS hands full with its own affairs, and,
IS said do not desire visit from the col,
NAL battalions.
AS train on the Cincinnati, Hamilto
q indianapolis railroad was crossing Il
line between Indiana and Ohio on MOI
DAY, bullet crashed through the windo
OF passenger car, passing CLOSELY
front OF the head of A. p. Mitchell of Ii
hrm OF Vallette & Mitchell. New Yorl
and burying itself in the woodwork of n
other side of the car. The scoundrel wi
fired the shot is unknown.
Elgln, Illinois, awoke Tuesday NOR,
ing to find itself suffering from a SIEVE,
hood. All over the town cellars we,
hlled with water. There was water
the depth of several feet in Cooks PM
fishing House, and the easements I
stores were inundated. The Chicago stree
railway bridge was partially washe
away, and IL was reported that the dam /
algonquin, few miles north of the cit,
had been destroyed.
Inc presbytery of Philadelphia Nor
gay answered afiirmatively the oyertur
OF the general assembly on marriage.
was as follows; "Shall chapter "a, sec
ion 4 OF the Confession Of Faith. h
amended BY striking out the last perio
thereof, namely: The man NAV nf
marry any of his wife's kindred nearar i
blood than he may Of his own. nor IN
woman OF her husbands kindred neare
IL blood than of her own pm
Inc Official investigation of the railroa
horror near White River Junction. Var
mont, was begun Monday. II ID mo,
1sheVed that all the injured will recover
Inc wife of Ex-Governor Fairbanks i
supposed to be among the lost One n
the seiectmen of the town of Hartfor
says that. in his opinion, the bodies Of a
persons killed have thus far been take
from the wreck, although this il not h
actuai count. Isaac Gates, undertake.,
says " bodies have been brought 10 M
care, OF which have been identified an,
removed, and perhaps more are susoar
tible of identification. 'D''Ot
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a coast defence congress, met Tines
aay az Defuniak Springs, Fla, and Of
canned by eleoting John B. Cary, .
Virginia, president. The delegates presen
represented the southern Atlantic an,
Guif States. A memorial was adonta
setting forth the acknowledgements of III
southern southern seaboard and recommending /